uncle g,this bike is made for mike adamski in durango, colorado. built for long singletrack rides, some smooth and alpine, some rough and rocky.if cameron zink or cam mccall asked for a bike, it would probably not end up looking much like this one. pretty confident that i could make a bike that could withstand whatever they can dish out as well as any of the bikes they currently ride. these bikes aren't made of eggshells.

the aptos post office jumps are about 200 yards from the shop where a lot of these guys cut their teeth. they are super smooth and don't abuse their bikes.

if we all rode bikes that could "stand-up to the pounding of the 'slope style' thrashing" all the time, we'd never get anywhere... you've seen their gear ratio, right?